Flange-ergo



R. E. EINSTEIN.

FLANGE FROG.

APPLICATION mm 8.21. :920.

Patented May 11, A1920.

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A TTURNE Y .LATEST OFFICE.

RBERT E. EINSTEN, G15 ST. LS, MISQJUR, ASSIGNOR 'I THE AMERICAN FLANGE CQMPANY, F GAINESVILLE; FLORIDA, A

FLANGE-FRG.

.Appicatin iJed February 2 To all. whom may omum be it known thu# I, Konmar C. EQISTEIN. a citizen of tim inim? Sintes, molding nt t. Louis. Mix-Isonri, have inventori a. :rif-nin new nrt neefiii inlprovornent in Wanga- Frogrn. of nhii'h tin following is :L fui. ohms'. und 'exnrt desuripion, snf'h :is xviii nziirhf itinere lwicii in the :wt :o which it :qinortaiim in infilo anni une the sunnz,

This invention rvhltef, to rniiwziy frogs of. thu typo ihnt are hnmrn conil'rlnriciiiiy in in Iii frog giornali'. frogs (hat :ire for vided th n. guard gni-'nihei' for fniiiiilig the 'zinp; oi' :i p n'he paint ihr point of 1.5 Lhli by mourning thu (renal run of the wheii in :Y: hniizmlitiii pinne ilove iii; iop nrfnw. oi rlnni :nn'iiro o" tiny .in if. The nmin ohjoc't o" Inj; prozent im ie to inrrmoir. ihr ril irnrj; und iodnm.

2|) cost of xaiann-:lictnw of [Ringo fri: V.innolhvr olxjr .t is to provide u. frog which is of slwh ei In that the. interi 1 use@ in the ninnnin-tl a of ordinary frogs :un whio'il form one of th., i 5 in thv root of ninnnturtnm', min hr nimh? or #hongo-ii lnfiy :no ni, io fuisip'. rhein to Furioso or ruw nonni Iny Ihm:

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Specification ol' Letters Patent.

frog that is composed of i Patented May 11, 1920. 1, 1929. Serial ND. 380,301.

poit'uthe gu'i" whrh pro'iele :1 relatively great bearing iai-eu for the hoily portion on the tiee, thus producing :in vxeeptioimily strong hind rigid frog that can hv held Securely to the ties.

Anil ntili another object 1s to provide a tisengu frog that isco1npo.-ied of a cast metal mehr portion :mii separate guard members romhinrd in such :l manner that the struc# ture is pmutouily as rigid as n one-piece mating. hut` is superior to :i one-piece casting in that the guard members can be formed from motorini that in better adapted 'for the purpose for which the guard memhf-rs are need; Other objects and desirable featnrvs of my invenion will be hereinafter pointed, out.

Figure l of the drawings is a top plan View oi' a Hang@ frog constructed in accord- :inc-f with my invention. i

Fig. i. n transverse sectional View of sumen tnkvn on th@r line Aieof Fig. l, looking* in the dirvi-tion indicated by the arrows; and

Fig. .'L zi. transverse sectional View, faken on tim lino BNB of Fig. l, looking in the fireoion indiraitud by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings which illusfrate the proferrml form of my invention, A design-ritos ihn body portion of the frog which ronaints of i: casting, and B designates the guur@ nien'ihers of the frog which have portions init extend ahora the top surface or running.; Soriano of the frog so as to cause the. fenge o? a passing wheel to be guided peset The point 1 of the frog hy means of a4 tread rim contact in a horizontal piane above the top surface or running surface of the frog in the manner usual in Hang@ frogs. Thr body portion A of tho frog is similar in i design to the body portion of am ry mist metal frog, but it is provided integral, iatereNy-projecting extenor portions on which the guard meroreet and :riso integral portions that peinte with the guard members B to over-orne the tendency of the guard members to @uit when anni Inni-'l members are subjmfwi to :strains prmhnrd hy the trend rims ni' the whorls ruining in Contact with the poriom4 of :mid guard momhvrs that project n3':\.\fnrf.H v :drow the top snrinroor running .Hirfnm of thffrog. f

in the form of' my invmition herein Shown the [indy portion of thu frog is provided with two pairs of' lati:x'zillyp1-ojecting extensions 2 arranger] so that they will rest upon two of the track ties ar, as shown in Fig. 1. The guard members B are supported by the integral extensions L that project laterally from the base of the body portion A, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and are clamped securely to said body portion preferably by means of bolts that pass through the guard memb'ers B and through the body portion A and by means of clamping elements that lap over the base flanges of the guard members B and clamp them securely to the guard member supportlng portions 2 of the body portion A. As previously stated, the body portion A of the frogis preferably provided with means that tends to prevent the guard members B from canting or tilting laterally when they are subjected to a thrust or pressure from a passing wheel. 'In the form of my inven-I tion herein shown said means consists of integral, vertically-disposed ribs or lateral projections 3 on the body dportion A that conform to the fishing seeti in of the guard members B and bear snugly` against the inner sides of'said guard members, shown in Figs. 2 and 3. t is not essential, however, that the ribs or parts 3 on the body portion A of the castingextend throughout the entire fishing section of the guard members, so long as said ribs 3 comprise portions which bear upon the hase flanges of the guard members at the inner sides of same, and thus overcome any tendency of the upper portions of the guard members tilting or canting laterally when said guard members are performing the function tor which they are used.

l have herein iliustrated the guard members B as being connected to the body portion A of the frog by bolts 4 that pass transversely through said parts in proximity to the toe 11 of the frog, a second set of bolts 5 that pass transversely through the guard membersand body portion A in proximity to the point 1 of the frog, and a third set of bolts ,6 that pass transversely through the guard members and the body portion A at a point between the toe and point of the frog, as shown in Fig. 1, but it is immaterial, so far as my broad idea is concerned, how the guard members are connected to or combined with the body portion A of the frog. The guard members B can he clamped down upon the laterai extensions on the body portion A by means of clamping devices 7 serured to the lateral lextensions 2 by bolts 8 and so designed that they merely lap over the base flanges of the guard vmembers B, or braces E) can be em` ployed for clamping the guard members downwardly upon the lateral extensions 2 on the cast metal body portion A of the frog, said braces 9 being connectedtto the lateral extensions 2 on the body portion by means of olts Vl0 and arranged so that the horizonte ly-disposed bolts 4 and 6 that pass transversely through the u ard ment bers and the body portion i also pass through the vertical Webs of said braras El .f

The extensions 2 on the body portion on which the guard members B are supported are provided at their outer ends with hotes 11 through which spikes pass to secure the body portion of the frog to the track ties zr, and if desired, said extensions 2 can be provided with integral, upwardly-proiei-.tY ing ribs or flanges 12 that coperate with the base clamps 7 or 9 to resist the lateral 'thrusts to which said base clamps are sub jeeted when a wheel passes over the frog.

The guard members B may consist of forged or cast members, or they may consist of pieces of ordinary T rail. Each of ,said guard members is provided with a-'straight central portion and flared end portions lli which extend atvian, angle to said central portion, the guard members B being so ar' ranged with relation to the pointl of the frog that one of the iared end portions of each guard' member extends paraiiel to the adjacent face of the frog point, as shown in Fig. '1. The openings in the Webs of the guard members B through which the retain Aing bolts 4 and 6 pass are similarly located and are formed equidista t fr `m each other` and the openings in the webs of the flared end portions 13 of the guard members are ais-o similarly located and are formed equiVV distant from each other. As each guard member is of regular form ano as both ends of same are symmetrical and of the same angle, the guard members can be turned end Jfor end and arranged at opposite sides of the point of the frog so as to bring the unworn end portions of said guard memln rs into service after the portions of said guard members that are arranged in proaimity to the frog point 1 have become worn. The webs of the guard members B are also provided with additional sets of bolt holes indicated by the reference character 14 in Fig. l, so that when a guard member becomes Worn, the securing bolts for same can be removed and said guard member adjusted longitudinally toward the toel 1 of the frog to bring the engaging face of said guard membencloser to the running line of the frog, and thus compensate for wear. A Harige frog of .the construction abo't'e described is exceedingly efiicient, as it comprises a cast metal body portion and guard members that can be easily adjusted to pensate for wear and to bring freshgm'worn lili portions of said guard members into service 1 after' the parts of same that are arranged in proximity to the point of the frog have become worn. It is stronger than an ordinarv cast metal frog, due to the fact that the guard members embrace the east metal body portion throughout, the maior pari of iie length of Sonie and. iro aecm'oiy Qonnert to wid body porri-.m iiv through iios in proximity io the points whore; iiif i iy por Vtion weakest; anni niort, iiaiiia io irnrmro. Morvovcr, iio body pori'iovi of my im; "oi-afi frog; hail: :i rviiivriy gromt imfrinb ros.; im the ties. of' fourr, io ihn farti iii {in} body por'iion ims iiifgfrfil, inerai of* "our t2 tliiiL resi upon thv ivf :imi ii ein; iii;- .giiifoii or conn'tml to the tirs si rouw-,- i; i it will not work loom fluir-kijf. i'iizea or projections i on (im hmiy purrion is? iii-a frogr that confor-.fn to this fishing firms oi' the gimrii members rfiiiiro ihr {Qiifiriiez of the guard mermbors ai tiit or wir# if a zxijv. and :is` said gmini m01 rmi io tho body 53m-tion of iin: by means oi' through imita# :1mi ily humps that noiii said guard mombffrs iwf yagma; tlm iarriii extensions id on fill* iai-i 551.42 iiiair ture is liraci'iiraiiy fr# ono-prire mating but is; :superior f vrigfr cas-ting, in that thv guard mend :imi ihr rainning surfzwo of the frog mii l mail from mi terial rimi is particular! iwi to rile-` work for whif-ii. ioid paris.: :u iii addition to the iii-Sii'aiiiiv ir-:iii www pointed mi?, a angv frog of i, atrurtioii horoin iihxstrntwi mui hr Irv ffiieiyiv.; due io the f'zir; ii'suii iw i :Morris :i 45 iz; i manlifiiv'mrf of ordiii: i inermi frogs and wliie'h form om: oi' :vigil iii-1m in the frost of i'naixiifnriirm :mi iw viii: mii or n'iodiiiefi ozsiiy to magi iiifrri L im manufarrure img'iri *mi img i simpiy :uiriug inni piiitirn form tho iziiicrfii wif'ihio'zi if) or; iis. iin-ij" portion :uid tiro i'eiiiiiiei i or prohiifios 3. "iiiin iin iwij; miiioii A of this iii is so rif-Sigurd ti iii@ guard mf i van im :wrang-.wi g iossr fr-lirismo. point of the fro# 'iii fir-,rhum guard meiiiiiors if mg nimmt ibo ruw ning Surfuvif ihr 'frog so aff; fo proiu what is :fommerciriily iiiiov'n :isis: iiigr frog, stili ity is not esomizil thai' iii members hr :irriingwi in il-iw if dosireri. iiwv frm bv rirrarig'gifi! n, sides til@ ti ffii. mi iwf :moisi wir? narv railway frog.

Having thais dhsvriiiii mi' im'eniion, wiwi I claim :is now :mii desir-fe lo .serum iv): isb ters Patenti. is:

1. A flange frog. oompriwiiig msi mulini body portion :1nd :i .rpimitr inermi momimr detachably f'ormectrii i body 'poriioii and provided with u, i portion arranged :shove im my mi running suriziu oi" the frog.

3. Aiiangfe Fmg.. rnmpriq:

:letali body portion, und guard men parate and distinct from sind body poi'mon :and provided with Whei rim engaging portions su ranged in higher lorizoiitai piane than ih@ top faire oi sind body portion.

A. flung@ frog.y comprising u cust miami body poriion, :i guard membri' roniiiiieii wir. salu nody portion uml provided. with a fi. A fringe frog. ('oinliirising a rast mefziibody portion, :i guzrii member combined wirk :niiiii-fifiy portion ami provided with n, wi i engaging portion arranged in :x high@ ifiorizoziai plane iban the mf) face of fffijv gliortioi. un intrgrai extension on i' g'ioz'imi iiiat supports; Said guard wirr. 7 Rnirxtogrfal moans on said body notion that engages Said mani member and ,Qt im'on said guard member in a dion wading to Cant said member.

frogfromprifiing a cast moiai il? ipoLiosi provided 'with an inrrgzril, iicraiypreiiivrting oxtenaion, a guard man Der Sniigioiieri by Saifi rxierision and pro" i'idei with si Whoo! rim imaging poriioii tm riziiiggmi iii a higher hoiimiitzii piane mui iieiop surface? of siiiii body por" ion, and moans for prvwnting Said fiumi Isiwriifsr from rising upwziriliiy off .i said iomimi when mili guard' momiifr ii: Sub itgori to pi'wsure from a pziswiiig wiiufi,

i3 5 izilggv frog. comprising :1 rzm nii-tui @i5-f gioriiom n gimrd momher connerie@ to 1:2 imriy porton :mii proviiivii mil :i

iif'iriuoziriii. piano iiiifm the iop sin* iii body portion, :in miegrfil part i 'r "if portion on which rlxiiii gnomi rs' un 'negrzl part ori seiifi body g'orsi:.;=i1 timii s; str-imi oai :iiiiii rimini im i wr in :i f iimimri tmifiiniyto mut said gmini fii'ffmiwr. :ind inviarli; for Clamping Said gmini momia i' io iii@ part of Snif] body port-.nii oi; wiz-iria Snif: guard memiwr rests. A firing@ frog. vomprisinp; :illust Notai iioiiy portion, :i mord member oiipnciing iongiiliiiiiiniiy along one mi@ of said body portion :imi provid?? with a Wha-ei rim on- ,Q'zzgrilapf pfnioi: mirangufi in :i iii iwi" horiztimiai Marzo iizam tiif? (op 'imo of' :wifi iloriy* portion si part on Hifi iofiy portion on wiiirii sur? fammi ml'fmiirr rests, :i gorizia- 7, m: iiw Siri@ oi' wir! Lmiyp'ortion that voni'oriiihi in :i poriima of ihr inner sich of sziifi gmini momma sind mmm; for whimping wifi fiumi iiwgiiiwr to siziiii invii' porihm.

ri. Hangt -r'ozziprisiiig :i misi. iiwfni imfijp porion. gmini n'wiiiiirfrs f-|iairmiri siii!! iioiij' imriim simi proviriwi wiii! wiioi rim rigfjzrgiiig poriions imi ma armi-:gui in higher horizoiitrxi pluri@ than ria [op ,sido Hifi body portion, :md intogrnl oxtonirai-r fi, of

- rim wringing portion :arranged in iai sions on said body portion that support saidl guard members and bear upon the tra'V ties, devices that clamp said guard members to said extensions, and integral ribs on said body portion that bear against the inner sides of said guard members.

1U. A ange frog, comprising a cast metal body portion provided with a point and a toe, guard members that embrace said body portion and which are provided with wheel rim engaging portions arranged in a higher horizontal plane than the top side of said body portion, and means for bolting said elements together at points in proximity to the toe and point of the frog.

11. A Bange frog, comprising a cast metal body portion provided with integral,

laterally-projecting extensions that rest upon the track ties, guard members embracingl said body portion and provided with wheel rim engaging portions that are arranged in a higher horizontal plane than the running surface of the frog, integral ribs on said body portion hat bear on the inner sides of said guar( members, and clamps on said extensions that lap over the base fianges of said ard members.

12. A frog provi ed with a cast metal body portionV having inte l extensions that project laterally from t e base of same at points in roximity to the toe and point of the frog or supporting ard members.

13. A frog provided wit a cast metal body portion equipped with integral means that are adapted to support guard members and resist strains on said guard members in a directionY tending to cant said members.

I4. A flange ifrog, comprising a cast metal body portion, and adjustable guard members combined with said body portion and provided with wheel rim engaging ortions arranged in a higher horizontal p ane than the running surface of the frog.

15. A iiange frog, comprising a Cast metal body portion, and guard members combined with said body portion and constructed in such a manner that they can be reversed and arranged at opposite sides of the point of the frog.

16. A Hangs frog, comprising a cast metal body portion, and guard members combined with said body portion in such a Aan manner that they can be adjusted longitudnally of the frog to compensate for wear and can also be reversed and arranged at opposite sides of the point of the frog.

17. A flange frog, oomprisinv a cast metal body portion, and a guar member supported by said body portion and comprising. a straight intermediate part and flared end portions, one of which end p0rtions is arranged parallel to one side of the point of the frog. 

